The Somerset reporter., 1887-02-16

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Somerset Reporter. 7
An Independent Republican Newspaper
roR THE WEEK ENDING
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18th, 1887.
JOSEPH 0. SMITH, Editor and Publisher.
14e WATER STREET.
SKOWHE GAN, MA IN T.
Cattle are pershing in large numbers
in many sections Of Montana
Secretary Manning has resigned but
will probably run the Treasury depart
mcnt for short time.
Charles Walker has been appointed
postmaster at Lewiston and +. II. Cum
mings of Bangor. Both are eN-Mayors.
George NJ. Weston formally of Bangor |
died at Washington recently, aged -
years. He was librarian Of the Senate.
The Diamond Wrench Company has
shut up shop at Portland and refers cred |
itors to Attorney YerrilL 1t has lots Of
mourners including Blackstone in Can
Ia
The birthday of Ahram Lincoln wa,
celebrated at New York Saturday last, by |
the Republican Club Of that city. Let |
tiers were read from Hon. Jane, &. Blainc
and Hannibal IIamin of this State.
We have received from tbs establish
mcnt of Frank X. smith, Bangor, fine
lithograplt of the Bangor Muster field a
t,appcared at the last state encampment
Of the Maine Militia for which he has
oHr thanks
pcrng and has joined the increasing num-
Der Of column folos of tile state week
lies The paper is credit 10 the propri-
ctors and to the town lcityG.
4 special edition of the Oakland En-
qnirer, (CaL,) published under the
auspices of the board of trade of that
city, is received from Mr.. +. W. Marston.
1t is a Sc page paper with cover and pro-
fnsely Illustrated.
A bill to establish bureau Of labor
statistics Is under consideration which
provides for the appointment of some
suitable person to gather statistics of
labor with II salary of $1,000 and $1,000
for clerk hire and expenses. State,
County and Town officials are required
TO furnish said Commissioner at his re-
quest, such information relating to labor
as shall be in their possession.
The storm of Friday was a heavy one,
rain on the coast and snow over greater
part of the State. Conductor Anderson
started Friday morning with his train
from Lewiston in II snow storm; when he
rot about half way to Portland he struck
rain. 1t raincd all the time he was at
Portland and in the afternoon when he
rot back to Lewiston he struck the snow
wave again and kept in it 10 Skowhegan.
A. lnut tha trrnnt sIrikp pf lpuuslbrp-
men at New York is over and business
has been resumed as of old. 1t is very
easy to show great disturbance to trade,
great loss to employers and employees by
reason of this strike We would be
pleased to be informed wherein any one
has been the gamer by it, From the best
information we can get on the subject we
believe the strikers had grievances but the
strike has proved no remedy for them.
The city of Bangor is considerably All
atcd because the Megantic Railroad
asks the legislature to amend its charter
so as to admit of the construction of
new road from Moosehead Lake to the
they say is practically a parallel line TO
the Bangor 4 Piscataquis Railroad owned
by the city. A public meeting was held
Friday and resolutions passed against the
project. We judge from the report of
that meeting that Bangor wants to sell
the Pscataquis road or portion of it to
the Megantic Company.
The festive Sucker was the innocent
cause of mcrriment Saturday last among
such grave legislatures as Walton of
Skowhegan Talbot of East Machias,
Vaughan of JOY, Corson of New Sharon,
Clark of Calais and Randall of Augusta.
Mr.. Walton set the ball in motion and
seemed to have everything his own way
at first, bringing peals Of laughter from
the members present, but later other
members got in some work that divided |
the honors with him and caused qucs-
ton to be raised, whether he was really |
authority on suckers.
The question of adequate water supply |
for cities and villages is one that is re
ceiving greater attention year by year
This is matter the Importance of which |
cannot be over-estimatcd. Pure water |
and plenty of it is one of the first requi-
sites of healthful occupation of a place
by any considerable number of inlabi-
tants A few years ago only our larger
cities INDUCED in the luxury of water
works now our smaller cities and larger
villages are following their example ut
lively gait. No village or city can afford
to yet along without the best attainable